impressionistic
adjective
im·pres·sion·is·tic
(ˌ)im-ˌpre-shə-ˈni-stik 
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: based on or involving impression as distinct from expertise or fact
intuitions and impressionistic anecdotal accounts—
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He wrote an impressionistic account of the battle scene.
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The pictures in his Willow Street Gallery show include impressionistic portraits in which such facial features as a lush white-gray beard serve both as biographical details and occasions for exuberant brushwork.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
Simply, Tartakovsky wanted to make a movie showcasing his impressionistic visual style and Sandler wanted to make one with a bunch of dumb bits aimed at an audience too young to care about what a critic would think is good.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2024
And amid the traditional canvases are ones that are considerably more impressionistic or surrealistic.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
Composed in 1947, the work has an impressionistic, ethereal quality that requires a highly skilled choir to fully convey its glories.
—Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2024
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Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
Simply, Tartakovsky wanted to make a movie showcasing his impressionistic visual style and Sandler wanted to make one with a bunch of dumb bits aimed at an audience too young to care about what a critic would think is good.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2024
And amid the traditional canvases are ones that are considerably more impressionistic or surrealistic.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
Composed in 1947, the work has an impressionistic, ethereal quality that requires a highly skilled choir to fully convey its glories.
—Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2024
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impressionistic
adjective
im·pres·sion·is·tic
(ˌ)im-ˌpresh-ə-ˈnis-tik
1
or impressionist
often capitalized
: of or relating to impressionism
an impressionistic style of painting
2
: based on or involving one's impressions rather than knowledge or facts
impressionistic descriptions
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